adverb
- by or as regards name; in name; ostensibly: He was nominally the leader, but others actually ran the organization.
adv.1660s, “as regards a name,” from nominal + -ly (2). Meaning “in name only” (as opposed to really) is attested from 1748.
adverb
adv.1660s, “as regards a name,” from nominal + -ly (2). Meaning “in name only” (as opposed to really) is attested from 1748.